Steve McQueen memorabilia

Contributed photo The 1968 movie “Bullitt” starring Steve McQueen, pictured on a bike here, also featured a famous car chase scene through San Francisco that helped make the Mustang one of the most popular cars in the 1960s and ’70s. McQueen was strongly identified with speed machines throughout his career and had a lifelong love of racing.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions This 1931 Harley-Davidson VL motorcycle was once owned by actor Steve McQueen, who was trying to restore it while he kept it in a Ventura County warehouse before his death in 1980. The bike is up for auction at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on Friday and is said to be one of the most popular touring bikes Harley ever produced.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions This lasso was used by Steve McQueen in the 1980 western “Tom Horn,” one of the few films the actor did while living in Santa Paula at the end of his life. The lasso is up for auction Friday as part of a weekend sale of Hollywood memorabilia at a hangar at the Santa Monica airport.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions An interior shot of the 1969 Chevrolet Baja racing truck once owned by actor Steve McQueen, who lived in Santa Paula near the end of his life. The vehicle, which debuted in the 1968 Baja 100, is up for auction on Friday at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions This 1969 Chevrolet Baja race truck was once owned by actor Steve McQueen, who lived in Santa Paula in 1979 and 1980. McQueen was strongly associated with fast machines and racing during his career. This off-road race truck is on the auction block Friday at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, part of a weekend sale of Hollywood memorabilia.

Contributed photo/Dalton Watson Fine Books Steve McQueen enjoyed reading the paper in the backyard of his Santa Paula home. This picture, snapped by his third wife, Barbara, is one of the last she took before he became seriously ill with cancer in 1980.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions A detail shot shows the machinery in a 1931 Harley-Davidson VL once owned by actor Steve McQueen, who kept it in a Ventura County warehouse while he was trying to restore it before his death in 1980. The bike is up for auction at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport on Friday.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions This chariot was among those used for the 1959 epic film “Ben-Hur,” which won 11 Oscars. It apparently was once owned by Santa Paula area rancher and businessman James F. Brucker, who also collected movie props and cars. The chariot is on the block Saturday at a Hollywood memorabilia auction at the Santa Monica Airport.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions A frontal view of a “Ben-Hur” chariot that is up for sale Saturday at a Hollywood memorabilia auction at the Santa Monica Airport. The chariot is said to have once been owned by Santa Paula area rancher and businessman James F. Brucker, who was an avid collector of movie props and cars.

Contributed photo/Mecum Auctions This chariot from the 1959 blockbuster film “Ben-Hur” is on the block Saturday at a Hollywood memorabilia auction at the Santa Monica Airport. It reportedly once was owned by Santa Paula area rancher and businessman James F. Brucker, who also collected cars and movie props.